Life cycle assessment of sewage sludge treatment and disposal based on nutrient and energy recovery: A review

A Ding, R Zhang, HH Ngo, X He, J Ma, J Nan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the acceleration of urbanization, the production of urban sludge is increasing rapidly.
To minimize resource input and waste output, it is crucial to execute analyses of …

Current trends and limitations of life cycle assessment applied to the urban scale: critical analysis and review of selected literature

N Mirabella, K Allacker, S Sala - The International Journal of Life Cycle …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose From 2010, more than half of human beings live in cities and global urbanization is
growing at a fast pace. This leads to threats for the associated potential environmental …

Selecting sustainable technologies for disposal of municipal sewage sludge using a multi-criterion decision-making method: A case study from China

G Zhou, Y Gu, H Yuan, Y Gong, Y Wu - Resources, Conservation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
With rapid economic development and urbanization, there has been an increased
generation and discharge of municipal sewage in China, ultimately increasing the amount of …

Decoupling wastewater-related greenhouse gas emissions and water stress alleviation across 300 cities in China is challenging yet plausible by 2030

S Chen, L Zhang, B Liu, H Yi, H Su, A Kharrazi, F Jiang… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Urban wastewater treatment and reuse infrastructure play a vital role in achieving water
sustainability; however, the pathways to realize water–climate synergies in planning such …

Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis on sustainable food waste management: The case of Hong Kong International Airport

CM Lam, KM Iris, F Medel, DCW Tsang, SC Hsu… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Food waste is responsible for a significant portion of solid waste generation in the
international airports, where efficient on-site or off-site sorting and recycling may be feasible …

Electrochemical pretreatment for stabilization of waste activated sludge: Simultaneously enhancing dewaterability, inactivating pathogens and mitigating hydrogen …

Q Zeng, F Zan, T Hao, BK Biswal, S Lin… - Water Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Stabilization of waste activated sludge (WAS) is an essential step for the disposal or reuse.
In this study, WAS stabilization via electrochemical pretreatment (EPT) at 0–15V was …

Performance of zeolite synthesized from sewage sludge ash as a warm mix asphalt additive

F Zou, Z Leng, R Cao, G Li, Y Zhang… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
The disposal of sewage sludge ash (SSA) is a growing problem with both environmental
and economic ramifications. This study aims to synthesize zeolite from SSA as a foaming …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental sustainability opportunity and socio-economic cost analyses of phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge

J **e, X Zhuge, X Liu, Q Zhang, Y Liu, P Sun… - Environmental Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although phosphorus (P) recovery and management from sewage sludge are practiced in
North America and Europe, such practices are not yet to be implemented in China. Here, we …

Potential of greenhouse gas emissions from sewage sludge management: a case study of Taiwan

YC Chen, J Kuo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
Sludge management is a critical part for reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
wastewater treatment plants. Five sewage sludge management scenarios were conducted …

From municipal/industrial wastewater sludge and FOG to fertilizer: A proposal for economic sustainable sludge management

B Bratina, A Šorgo, J Kramberger, U Ajdnik… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
After a ban on the depositing of untreated sludge in landfills, the sludge from municipal and
industrial water-treatment plants can be regarded as a problem. Waste products of the water …